10 of The Best Skylines of The World Ranked

Every city in the world has a unique skyline that contributes towards building a city’s identity. Lately, several cities in the world are trying to build iconic skylines to surpass others and getting hold of worldwide recognition.

So who is actually winning this ever so growing competition of best skylines of the world? In order to put things straight Emporis, the International Building Database attempted to quantify skylines by looking at the number and height of buildings in the major cities of the world.

To rank skylines, Emporis looked at the visual impact of a skyline generated by the number and height of its skyscrapers (40 floors or more) and high-rises (12-39 floors). Emporis only considered completed buildings and assigned each building a point value based on its floor count. Emporis calculation methodology can be seen here. This calculation does not include TV towers, masts, bridges, statues or other under construction buildings.

As drawn entirely from Emporis’s statistics, 10 of the best skylines of the world are ranked as follows: